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Every day for forty days this Summer, 350 acres in Saratoga come alive as handlers and trainers prep their horses in the early morning fog.
Around the Capital Region, Socialites and wannabes wake up early, still hung over from the previous evening’s cocktail. They dress in their Sunday best even though it’s a Tuesday. They stare in the mirror, […]
Did you ever wonder what a person who executes grace under pressure and humility looks like? Check out the Twitter stream for Roger Clemens…
When I first started the journey to not be a lazy overweight hunk of crap, I kept saying that I was going to run a competitive 5K. Then things got in the way: I went too far down in weight, then I got busy with theatrical plays, then I was making leeway but got water […]
It’s no secret that I’ve used this space to advocate for things I think should be part of the TU blogosphere. In the past I’ve let it known my desire to see a Tea Party blog to help give us an insight to the movement and humanize what to me was a largely confusing political […]
A federal court has ended a debate that has raged for decades by declaring that cheerleading is not a sport.
In March 2009, Quinnipiac eliminated its women’s volleyball program and replaced it with a competitive cheer team, which they argued fulfilled their
That, folks, is the week that was Sports Week here on In the Present Tense.
Part of my reason for doing this was to examine my reaction to the Lebron James “Decision” from last week. The out of control and occasionally self-destructive egomania surrounding athletes – as well as the hero worship bestowed upon them […]
When it comes to team loyalty, are we really given a choice?
Just like politics, the first and arguably strongest influence on a person’s leanings is their family. Children on both sides of the political spectrum are indoctrinated at an early age unless parents make a conceited effort to remain absolutely neutral at all times. […]
Sports produce great art.
Pretentious hipsters scoff at the idea, but it’s absolutely true. Ernest Hemingway, A.J. Liebling, and many others have done some of their best writing based on sports.
Then you have sports photography. Chuck Miller can certainly attest to the strength of sports as a […]
First, this TV ad for the Twins has fast become my favorite sports-related commercial:
Second, there’s a new episode of the MANville podcast!
This week on MANville our hosts – Johnny Hustle, Kevin Marshall, and Dan Schiller – discuss John’s theory on women being better people than men. It’s a fascinating anthropological breakthrough that might […]
Growing up, it was always my understanding that you prayed for unselfish things. Prayer was reserved for things like hoping an ill loved one gets better, or that someone gets home safe, or that you wake up the next morning.
You didn’t pray for money or personal victory.
Yet in sports we see it all […]
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